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Approaches to Problem Solving – Part 1

Need help preparing for the Psych/Soc section of the MCAT? MedSchoolCoach expert, Ken Tao, will teach you Part 1 about approaches to problem solving. Watch this video to get all the MCAT study tips you need to do well on the psychology section of the exam! Trial and Error Trial and error is an approach to problem-solving that involves trying various solutions until one of those solutions actually works. This is used often and frequently works, however, trial and error becomes impractical if the number of possible solutions is large, since it will not be feasible to try out every possible solution. For example, in the Match Problem, there are 16 matches and five squares. The task involves moving two matches to form exactly four squares. If there are 16 matches and two matches must be moved, there is a practical number of possible movements to try. Subgoals Subgoals, another approach to problem-solving, are intermediate goals that can be completed to help solve the problem. When the initial state and goal state seem very far apart, setting subgoals can make the problem easier to solve. For example, subgoals can be used to solve analogies, where the subgoal is to figure out the relationship between a pair of words. After determining this relationship, completing the analogy is simpler. Another example of using subgoals is demonstrated in the Tower of Hanoi Problem, where there are three pegs: Peg A, Peg B, and Peg C. Initially, there are three rings on Peg A, with the largest ring on the bottom, the mid-sized ring in the middle, and the smallest ring on the top. The initial and goal, or final, states are demonstrated. The goal state is to have all three rings on Peg C, with the largest ring on the bottom, the mid-sized ring on top of the largest ring, and the smallest ring on top. The rules in this problem are that the rings can only be moved one by one, and a larger ring can’t be placed on a smaller ring. Since the final state is having the largest ring on the bottom of Peg C, a subgoal could be to move the largest ring to Peg C. If this subgoal can be accomplished, then the rest of the problem-solving process should be easier. The Tower of Hanoi Problem is an example of using subgoals to make problem-solving easier. MEDSCHOOLCOACH To watch more MCAT video tutorials like this and have access to study scheduling, progress tracking, flashcard and question bank, download MCAT Prep by MedSchoolCoach IOS Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Apple Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mcat-pr... #medschoolcoach #MCATprep #MCATstudytools